One of the state's finest antebellum Greek Revival houses, built in 1858-59 by Dr and Mrs Baylis Wood Earle. Mrs Earle sold the mansion in 1872 to her brother, Gen Thomas Harrison, one of Waco's six Confederate generals. House is constructed of cypress from East Texas and plantation-made brick. Detached kitchen is the repository of the Gov. Pat M. Neff kitchen collection. Admission.
Location:
1901 North 5th St, Waco Texas
Telephone
254-753-2032
Other History nearby:
(Hico) Billy the Kid Museum
(Teague) Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum
(Temple) Czech Heritage Museum
(Waco) Dr Pepper Museum
(Waco) Earle-Garrison House & Pape Gardens
(Fairfield) Freestone County Museum
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01/10 Coming to The Waco area
Fort Worth Show of Antiques and Art Fort Worth TX March8-9 Formerly the Dolly Johnson Antique Show, this is one of the oldest shows in Texas.
Paluxy River Spring Bluegrass Festival Glen Rose TX April4-6 Live entertainment in historic Oakdale Park.
Old Settlers Music Festival Driftwood TX April18-21 Central Texas' signature music event featuring Grammy-winning Americana, arts and craft, camping, food, and libations.
Austin Yoga Conference Austin TX May11-12 Mehtab, Kyra Haglund, Charlotte Matsumura, and Gioconda are among the master yoga teachers who will appear at the Austin Yoga Conference.
Dallas Greek Food Festival Dallas TX September27-29 The Greek Food Festival supports Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church's
ministries, community outreach, and youth programs.
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